29th Oct 2026 16:54
FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) Amendment - this form replaces RNS number 1510Z published at 08:40 on 15/10/2026 , changes made to section 2A,3B | |||||||
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN | |||||||
EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY ("RI") STATUS | |||||||
(OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT APPLICABLE) | |||||||
Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code") | |||||||
1. | KEY INFORMATION | ||||||
(a) | Name of exempt principal trader: | BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD | |||||
(b) | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: | VESUVIUS PLC | |||||
(c) | Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected | RHI MAGNESITA N.V. | |||||
(d) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 14 Oct 2026 | |||||
(e) | In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? | YES: RHI MAGNESITA N.V. | |||||
2. | POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER | ||||||
(a) | Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree | ||||||
| to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any) | ||||||
Class of relevant security: | 10p ordinary | ||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | |||||
Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: | 2,073,378 | 0.84% | 1,638,390 | 0.66% | |||
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: | 1,562,583 | 0.63% | 2,058,612 | 0.83% | |||
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||
TOTAL: | 3,635,961 | 1.47% | 3,697,002 | 1.49% | |||
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(b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive options) | ||||||
Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists |
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Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages: |
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3. | DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER | ||||||
(a) | Purchase and sales |
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Class of relevant security | Purchase/sale | Total number of securities | Highest price per unit paid/received | Lowest price per unit paid/received | |||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 129419 | 4.6806 GBP | 4.5980 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | Sale | 84576 | 4.6880 GBP | 4.5980 GBP | |||
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(b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions | ||||||
Class of relevant security | Product description | Nature of dealing | Number of reference securities | Price per unit | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,100 | 4.6854 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 1,176 | 4.6526 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 457 | 4.6070 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,210 | 4.6487 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 13,363 | 4.6320 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 500 | 4.6307 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2,577 | 4.6320 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 6,750 | 4.5749 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 220 | 4.6740 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 11,513 | 4.6370 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 2,588 | 4.6205 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 972 | 4.6502 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 7,749 | 4.6338 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 95 | 4.6120 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 4,444 | 4.6456 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 979 | 4.6449 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 307 | 4.6450 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 260 | 4.6544 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,031 | 4.6321 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Long | 13,126 | 4.6320 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 6,750 | 4.5897 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,185 | 4.6280 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Short | 95 | 4.6280 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 91 | 4.6720 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 2,593 | 4.6329 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 300 | 4.6419 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 83 | 4.6690 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,552 | 4.6649 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Short | 2,593 | 4.6320 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 693 | 4.5934 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,142 | 4.6725 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 290 | 4.5999 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 844 | 4.6048 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 390 | 4.5979 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 3,245 | 4.5700 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 8,934 | 4.6676 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 428 | 4.5960 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 407 | 4.6400 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,051 | 4.6073 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 8,699 | 4.6611 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,377 | 4.6306 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2,013 | 4.6529 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,674 | 4.6336 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 549 | 4.6369 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,215 | 4.6320 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 4,651 | 4.6616 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 959 | 4.6632 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 247 | 4.6829 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 241 | 4.6880 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,212 | 4.6806 GBP | |||
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(c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) | ||||||
(i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying | ||||||
Class of relevant security | Product description | Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc | Number of securities to which option relates | Exercise price per unit | Type | Expiry date | Option money paid/ received per unit |
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(ii) | Exercising |
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Class of relevant security | Product description | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit | |||
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(d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) | ||||||
Class of relevant security | Nature of Dealings | Details | Price per unit (if applicable) | ||||
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4. | OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||
(a) | Indemnity and other dealings arrangements | ||||||
Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: | |||||||
NONE | |||||||
(b) | Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives | ||||||
Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any other person relating to: (i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or (ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced: | |||||||
NONE | |||||||
(c) | Attachments | ||||||
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
Date of disclosure: | 29-Oct-26 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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